Relaxant Action of Plumula Nelumbinis Extract on Mouse Airway Smooth Muscle

分类： 生物学 >> 生物物理学 >> 整合生物学 提交时间： 2016-05-12

Tan, Li Chen, Weiwei Wei, Ming-Yu Shen, Jinhua Yu, Meng-Fei Liu, Qing-Hua Tan, Li Chen, Weiwei Wei, Ming-Yu Shen, Jinhua Yu, Meng-Fei Liu, Qing-Hua Yang, Guangzhong Guo, Donglin Guo, Donglin Qin, Gangjian Ji, Guangju

摘要： The traditional herb Plumula Nelumbinis is widely used in the world because it has many biological activities, such as anti-inflammation, antioxidant, antihypertension, and butyrylcholinesterase inhibition. However, the action of Plumula Nelumbinis on airway smooth muscle (ASM) relaxation has not been investigated. A chloroform extract of Plumula Nelumbinis (CEPN) was prepared, which completely inhibited precontraction induced by high K+ in a concentration-dependent manner in mouse tracheal rings, but it had no effect on resting tension. CEPN also blocked voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channel-(VDCC-) mediated currents. In addition, ACh-induced precontraction was also completely blocked by CEPN and partially inhibited by nifedipine or pyrazole 3. Besides, CEPN partially reduced ACh-activated nonselective cation channel (NSCC) currents. Taken together, our data demonstrate that CEPN blocked VDCC and NSCC to inhibit Ca2+ influx, resulting in relaxation of precontracted ASM. This finding indicates that CEPN would be a candidate of new potent bronchodilators.

同行评议状态:待评议

 点击量 3206  下载量 1900  评论